The Good Riddance!Guide
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Home composter Ressourcerie des Frontières (at-home pick-up) Brown bin (compostable organic waste) Town Hall (during opening hours only) Blue bin (recyclable waste) A smaller circle means "in small quantities" Green bin (unredeemable waste) The number "1" indicates the favoured option Magog Ecocentre (other redeemable waste) Ecocentre - Hazardous household waste (HHW) REVISION: 2019-01 Municipal Collections The Good Riddance! Guide Home composter bin Brown bin Blue bin Green Ressourcerie Town Hall Magog Ecocentre Magog A Aerosol Aggregates (concrete, asphalt, etc.) Air conditioner Aluminium, clean: pie plate, container, foil wrap, etc. (crumple foil wrap into a compact ball) Ammunition Quebec Provincial Police Animal litter and excrement (carnivore pets) Animal litter and excrement (herbivore pets, chickens) Animal, dead wild (property owner's expense) Récupération Maillé 819 847-4907 Appliances, household, large and small: oven, stove, refrigerator, freezer, dishwasher, washer, dryer, air conditioner, etc. Ashes, charcoal (cold) Ashes, wood (cold) Asphalt B Baby car seat Baby items (put 0-5 items in a separate bag marked "0-5") Baby wipe Bag, composite materials: cookies, chips, pet food, etc. Bag, paper (including brown paper bags from the grocery store) Bag, plastic, clean: grocery bag, shopping bag, bread or milk bag, dry cleaner bag, sandwich bag, toilet paper and paper towel bags, etc. (Gather into a single bag and tie) Bag, plastic, soiled Bag, waxed paper (e.g., cereal box insert) Ball: golf, tennis, beach, baseball, basketball, soccer, etc. Bandages, used Bark Bathroom components: toilet, sink, bathtub, shower, etc. Battery, small, everyday use (including rechargeable) Battery, vehicle: car, motorcycle, tractor BBQ BBQ briquettes Bed: mattress, box spring Bicycle Bills Binder, reusable (else: green bin) Biomedical waste (syringe) Return to pharmacy Bleach container, rinsed Blind Bones: meat, fish, poultry Book - Donate books in good condition to the Austin Free Library! Bottle, glass, clear or coloured (rinse bottle and recycle cap separately) Municipal Collections The Good Riddance! Guide Home composter bin Brown bin Blue bin Green Ressourcerie Town Hall Magog Ecocentre Magog Bottle, plastic, liquid container such as juice, water, pop, alcoholic beverage, shampoo, cosmetic product, laundry detergent, bleach, cleaning solution, etc. Box, cardboard, unwaxed: cereal, frozen food, laundry detergent, facial tissues, shoe box, etc. Box, cardboard, waxed: frozen meal, ice cream, frozen juice, etc. Box, cardboard coated with aluminium or plastic: Pringles, nuts, cacao, scouring powder, etc. Box, cardboard or corrugated cardboard, unsoiled (blue bin: flatten) Box, cardboard, soiled with foodstuff or edible fats (e.g. pizza box) Box spring, mattress Branches (Ecocentre: branches must be cut and tied into bundles) Bread Bread bag fastener Brick Bubble wrap (for packaging) Bucket, plastic (clean) C Can, metal, rinsed (with or without label) Cap, metal: beer bottle, wine bottle, etc. (remove cap from bottle and recycle separately) Cap, plastic (leave cap on plastic container to ensure it is recycled along with the container) Carbon monoxyde (CO) detector Carbon paper Cardboard insert (found in boxes of cookies) Cardboard coated with aluminium or plastic: Pringles, nuts, cacao, scouring powder, etc. Cardboard, oversized Cardboard, soiled with foodstuff: pizza box, paper plate, napkin, etc. Cardboard, unsoiled: box, tube roll. etc. Cardboard, waxed: frozen meal, ice cream, frozen juice, takeout coffee cup, etc. Carpet Carton, egg (cardboard or clear plastic) Carton, egg (styrofoam) Carton, milk or juice (small and large formats) Cartridge, ink Cash receipt Cassette, audio or video Catalogue CD, DVD Cell phone (or at sale locations) Ceramic (floor and wall tiles) Ceramic dishes and pots Cereals Charcoal ashes (cold) Christmas decorations, reusable (else: green bin) Christmas lights (wiring and bulbs only) Christmas tree, artificial Cigarette butt Cleaners of all types Cleaning pads and wipes: baby wipes, cleansing facial wipes, Swiffer-type cleaning pads Clothesline, reusable (else: green bin) Municipal Collections The Good Riddance! Guide Home composter bin Brown bin Blue bin Green Ressourcerie Town Hall Magog Ecocentre Magog Clothing (other options: drop-off box at Marché Austin; annual spring roundup of used clothing at Town Hall) Coffee, beans, grounds and filter Compostable dishes Computers and peripherals (regardless of working condition) Concrete Condom Conifer needles (Ecocentre: in bulk or in large paper bags) Construction, renovation, demolition scraps: gypsum, shingles and other unusable scraps Construction, renovation: reusable materials such as doors, windows, baseboard heaters, boxes of nails and screws, electrical wiring, tiles and ceramics, sink, toilet, cardboard, plastic, etc. Container, aseptic (Tetra Pak™) Container, glass, coloured or clear, rinsed (with or without label; recycle the cap separately) Container, cream or milk, single serving format ("creamers") Container, mushrooms, blue or black (except no 6 plastic) Container, paint Container, plastic: beauty or personal hygiene products: hand cream, shampoo, etc. Container, plastic: food products, rinsed: peanut butter, margarine, ice cream, etc. Container, plastic: fruits and vegetables (tomatoes, strawberries, etc.) Container, plastic: ready-to-eat meal Container, plastic: reusable (e.g., Tupperware™) Container, plastic: yogurt, large format (individual format no 6 plastic green bin) Container, pressurized Contaminated soil Solution Eau Air Sol 819 829-0101 Cooked food Cork stopper (other options: Vin Expert and La Piazzetta restaurants) Cork stopper, synthetic Corn cob Cosmetic product tube Cotton ball or swab Cup, unwaxed paper Cup, waxed cardboard (e.g. takeout coffee cup) Curtain (other options: drop-off box at Marché Austin; annual spring roundup of used clothing at Town Hall) D Dairy products Dead leaves (Ecocentre: put leaves into large paper bags) Dessicant sachet Detergent container (rinsed) Diaper Directory Dishes (Écocentre: reusable dishes only) Dishes, compostable Dishes, paper or cardboard, soiled with foodstuff Dishes, plastic (if clean and reusable: Ressourcerie) Dishes, styrofoam, rinsed: plate, glass, bowl, etc. Drain cleaner Dryer lint DVD, CD Municipal Collections The Good Riddance! Guide Home composter bin Brown bin Blue bin Green Ressourcerie Town Hall Magog Ecocentre Magog E Egg carton, cardboard or clear plastic Egg carton, styrofoam Egg shells (Home composting: crush shells before adding them to the composter) Electrical device (Ressourcerie: accepted regardless of condition) Electrical wire Electronic device (Ressourcerie: regardless of working condition) Envelope, padded Envelope, plain or window Evergreen needles (Ecocentre: in bulk or in large paper bags) Excrement and litter (carnivore pets) Excrement and litter (herbivore pets and chickens) Extinguisher Eye glasses F Fabric (other options: drop-off box at Marché Austin; annual spring roundup of used clothing at Town Hall) Fabric softener sheet Facial tissue Fan, electric Farm plastics Contact the Municipality Fastener for bread bag Fats and oils, edible Faucets Feathers Fence, snow (rolled) Fertilizer, chemical File folder (Ressourcerie: reusable file folders accepted) Fire extinguisher Fish and seafood (excluding the shells of oysters and other mollusks) Flask, glass, clear or coloured, rinsed (with or without label) Flowers and plants, diseased Flowers and plants, free of disease (excluding seeded grasses and weeds) Fluorescent tube Flyers and Publi-Sac (remove flyers from bag and recycle separately) Foil, aluminium, clean: container, pie plate, foil wrap (crumple the latter into a ball) Food tin, rinsed (with or without label) Food container, plastic, rinsed: peanut butter, margarine, ice cream, etc. Food, cooked (e.g. meal leftovers) Fruit (peel, flesh, pit) Fuel Furniture G Game, inflatable Garden hose (The Ressourcerie accepts reusable hoses) Gardening residue: soil, roots, straw, etc. (Écocentre: put into large paper bags) Gas Gift wrap, paper and tissue paper (non-metallic) Glass jar or container, clear or coloured, rinsed (with or without a label; remove lid and recycle separately) Glass, drinking Municipal Collections The Good Riddance! Guide Home composter bin Brown bin Blue bin Green Ressourcerie Town Hall Magog Ecocentre Magog Glass, flat Gloves, latex Granular materials: concrete, asphalt Grass - The Municipality of Austin encourages grasscycling! (Ecocentre: put grass in paper bags) Grass, seeded Grease Gutter, metal Gypsum (sheetrock) H Hair Hanger, metal Hanger, plastic Hazardous household waste (HHW) Hearing aid, used Herbicide Highlighter, pen, pencil, mechanical pencil, marker (Ressourcerie only if reusable; also: Bureau en Gros) Hose, garden (The Ressourcerie accepts reusable hoses) Hot water tank Household appliance (e.g. stove, range, oven, refrigerator, freezer, dishwasher, washer, dryer, air conditioner, etc.) I Ink cartridge Insecticide Insulation panel, polystyrene (styrofoam) J Jar, glass, clear or coloured, rinsed (with or without label; recycle cap or lid separately) Jewelry Juice, carton (small and large formats) K Knick knack Large household items: furniture, mattress, box spring, appliance, modular play structure L (dismantled), BBQ, patio furniture, carpet, etc. (Écocentre: all appliances + reusable funiture only) Leather items: clothing, shoes, boots, gloves, belts, purses, etc. (other options: drop-off box at